Experience

Aglaris Ltd Group

• United Kingdom
• Biotechnology
• 1 - 100 Employee

• R&D Manager and Quality Manager

  • Oct 2020 - Present

  - Coordinate/lead 1 Spanish, 1 UK and 2 EU projects. - Coordinate the scientific/software/engineering teams for successful internal/external collaborations. - Manage R&D technical activities (i.e. cell manufacturing optimisation, assay setup -sterility, phenotype assessment, extractables and leachables, cytotoxicity, etc.). - Analyse scientific data and report to different audiences. - Establish and maintain internal quality standards (including aseptic technique and cellular procedures). Acting as Quality Manager. - Collaborate in defining regulatory requirements to meet GMP compliance and other industry standards.- Elaborate risk assessments and H&S documentation.- Provide training to the team (QMS, technical and H&S). Show less

• R&D Manager

  • Oct 2014 - Oct 2020

  - Responsible of the Aglaris Cell (Tres Cantos) laboratory.- Leading the development of new microcarriers for the scale-up of mesenchymal stem cells. - Research in new cell production technologies. - Coordination and/or project leader of 3 projects (RETOS Colaboración, NEOTEC, H2020). - Direct collaboration with Quality Department to implement company's QMS. - Supervision of 25 Master / Degree projects and internships.



Universidad Politécnica de Madrid

• Spain
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Part-time Professor

  • Sep 2015 - Present

  - Planning and annual teaching of 3 courses on Tissue Engineering, Regenerative Medicine and Biomaterials. - Collaboration in 2 Massive Online Open Courses. - Planning and annual teaching of 3 courses on Tissue Engineering, Regenerative Medicine and Biomaterials. - Collaboration in 2 Massive Online Open Courses.



Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (Center for Biomedical Technology)

• Research Associate

  • Jul 2012 - Sep 2014

  - Development of innovative silk-based scaffolds for neuroregeneration with MSCs (electrospinning, FTIR, mechanical tests, SEM, protein electrophoresis, cell encapsulation, 3D cell assays). - Protocol implementation, lab manager functions. - Supervision of 8 Master / Degree projects and internships. - Development of innovative silk-based scaffolds for neuroregeneration with MSCs (electrospinning, FTIR, mechanical tests, SEM, protein electrophoresis, cell encapsulation, 3D cell assays). - Protocol implementation, lab manager functions. - Supervision of 8 Master / Degree projects and internships.



IQS Barcelona

• Spain
• Education Administration Programs
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Associate Researcher

  • Jan 2010 - Jun 2012

  - Participation in 2 projects for cardiac regeneration by novel bioactive patches (biomaterials + progenitor cells). > RECATABI EU project: Regeneration of Cardiac Tissue Assisted by Bioactive Implants > Fundació la Marató TV3 - Development of biological matrices for cardiac regeneration after myocardial infarction.- 2 oral presentation in international conferences. - Lab management, students supervision and teaching.

• Pre-doctoral Researcher

  • 2006 - 2010

  - Design and development of biomimetic surfaces and three-dimensional environments to study cell behavior.- Advanced biomaterials production and characterisation (contact angle, FTIR, SEM, XPS), cell culture / differentiation (2D and 3D) and cell characterisation (proliferation, microscopy, staining, RT-PCR, Western Blot).- Participation in 5 international congresses (2 oral/3 poster).- Teaching, lab manager functions, students supervision.



Translationszentrum für Regenerative Medizin

• Research Assistant

  • Mar 2008 - Jan 2009

  - Involved in a new laboratory setup. - Training of new staff. - Participation in application of self-assembling peptides in cartilage in vitro models. - Involved in a new laboratory setup. - Training of new staff. - Participation in application of self-assembling peptides in cartilage in vitro models.



MIT

• United States
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Assistant

  • Apr 2006 - Oct 2006

  Design and development of nanometric polymeric films by CVD with tunable mechanical and bioactive properties. Design and development of nanometric polymeric films by CVD with tunable mechanical and bioactive properties.



Tun Abdul Razak Research Centre (TARRC)

• United Kingdom
• Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Trainee

  • Jul 2004 - Sep 2004

  Study of zinc release into the environment from rubber waste of tires (ECOZINC project). Study of zinc release into the environment from rubber waste of tires (ECOZINC project).